Andrew Bird, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Drive-By Truckers, Dave Rawlings Machine, My Brightest Diamond added to Savannah Music Festival
THE Savannah Music Festival announces tonight that six acts and seven shows are being added to the 2016 lineup: Andrew Bird, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Dave Rawlings Machine, Drive-By Truckers and My Brightest Diamond are the new artists being added in the final wave of concert announcements. ANDREW BIRD – March 29 at 7:30pm…
Walmart shoplifter leads police on chase into downtown; car crashes in Greene Square
Detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department seek to identify and locate a suspect linked to a Wilmington Island shoplifting and downtown Savannah vehicular accident Wednesday night. “Metro officers responded to Walmart on the 4000 block of East US Highway 80 after reports of a male shoplifter seen leaving the scene in a white Dodge Charger,”…
Man robbed on West 49th
Detectives are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m., Feb. 4, in the 100 block of West 49th Street. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 30-40 years old, 5’7 to 5’9, average build, and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. “The suspect reportedly approached the 24-year-old victim, pointed a gun…
Man robbed, shot while going to get diapers from his car
Detectives are investigating an alleged armed robbery that occurred at 2 a.m., Feb. 4, in the 8500 block of Waters Avenue. “A 25-year-old male victim was reportedly robbed at gunpoint and then shot after going outside to get diapers from his vehicle. The victim went to Memorial University Medical Center for his injuries. SCMPD investigators…
Ten-hour standoff on Southside ends with no injuries
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department special operations units safely ended a 10-hour standoff with a gunman around 10 p.m., Feb. 4, at an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Grove Point Road. Robert Fallin, 66, is charged with simple battery (domestic violence assault) and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. “Hostage negotiators communicated sporadically…
Montgomery Street double shooting claims life of one
Detectives are investigating the shooting of two men outside of a gas station on the 1800 block of Montgomery Street that resulted in the death of one Friday night. “At about 8:15 p.m. Metro responded to the scene, finding Jerald Allen, 36, and Rashiid Wright, 26, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both men were transported by…
Man attacked on Staley Avenue
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Robbery Unit is investigating an aggravated battery reported on the 1700 block of Staley Avenue at approximately 1:41 p.m. Feb. 2. “The victim, a 61-year-old male, and the suspect were inside the victim’s residence. A physical altercation, resulting in non-life threatening injuries to the victim, ensued before the suspect fled the…
New voter registration record in Georgia; early primary voting begins Feb. 8
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp says there is “a new voter registration record in Georgia…. Over the last seven days, 54,385 Georgians registered to vote or updated their registration status using the office’s Online Voter Registration website (OLVR),” says a spokesperson. “These numbers are unprecedented on OLVR and show that Georgians are excited about…
Man arrested for Heroin, Oxy, crack sales at house on Southside
On Feb. 3, “Chatham County Sheriff’s deputies were notified by an anonymous caller that Malik Hawkins who was wanted on a felony probation warrant was at 2108 Causton Bluff Rd.,” says a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Dept. “Deputies traveled to this location and made contact with Hawkins and placed him under arrest. While making the…
Editor’s Note: Breaking down the #Bern
People basically vote for one or both of these two reasons, and these two reasons only: 1) Emotional attachment. 2) Perceived shared cultural values and fears. That’s it.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper Rivers Rock Fundraising Concert: Robert Lee Coleman & The Night Owls, Missionary Blues, Big Mike & the Booty Papas, Calvin Hilliard, Sista Rae @Knights of Columbus Hall
If you’re not familiar with Coleman’s fantastic guitar work, you’ve surely heard it on James Brown hits like “Hot Pants” and “Make It Funky.”
Bomb Shelter Records
Danielle Leonard, Henry Mcgehee, Apple Xenos, and MacKenzie Mercurio are graduating from college in June. There are caps and gowns to order, finals to prepare for, résumés to beat into tip-top shape. There are also several hundred cassette tapes to dub, handmade concert invitations to craft, and several album mixes to be listened to one…
What’s the deal with papal infallibility?
Could the pope declare a surprising about-face with respect to abortion or the Prince of Darkness?
First Friday for Folk Music @Stewart Hall, First Presbyterian Church
We all know it’s never too early to get ready for St. Paddy’s
Chaz Ortiz: Food truck pioneer
But, believe it or not, for as long as we’ve been waiting for City Hall to belch out a food truck ordinance, several food truck vendors already have been roaming the roads here.In years to come, these cooks-on-wheels will appear as brave as Space Age test pilots.
Jack Williams @Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor
The South Carolina native’s visual style of lyric writing will whisk listeners away
Mardi Gras Party: 4th Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra @Savannah Cocktail Co.
Eclectic, rollicking fun, the Orchestra’s torn up Savannah with every visit
Let it brie!
“It’s always more fun to eat cheese with other people!”
Dance like everyone’s watching
“What we try to do with the festival is to present an opportunity to learn and appreciate the depth of African American history on a broad level as well as how it applies locally, especially for young people,” says Shirley James, who has organized the Black Heritage Festival since 2002.
The Independents, Street Clothes, Ramba Ral, The Gumps @The Wormhole
The Florence, South Carolina-based ska/punk band are our favorite regional horror-punks.
Savannah Music Festival: Get Rollin’ and Stumblin’ with Steep Canyon Rangers
THE Grammy-fetching bluegrass troupe Steep Canyon Rangers may be just the perfect band to introduce the 2016 Savannah Music Festival lineup. Blending technical virtuoso with a strong dose of mischief, the Brevard, North Carolina-based boys can easily button up and pull out all the stops at Carnegie Hall and get muddy with the crowd at…
Compromise to the Compromise to the Compromise in craft beer debate
Here’s the rub: All the “new” allowances were already part of SB 63
Black Heritage Festival: It’s all art to Lula Washington
It’s her legacy of artistic outreach that matters most to the 64 year-old California native.
My journey of discovery about riding bikes in Savannah
When the City finished showing the proposed amendments, people stood up and spoke. One of the first things requested was the actual number of accidents between bicycles and pedestrians. The number was surprising: a staggering big fat zero.
Black Tusk bring new LP home
Recorded by Toxic Holocaust’s Joel Grind, Pillars of Ash confirms that, if there’s any common theme to Black Tusk, it’s that the band is damn near unstoppable, both in blistering sound and spirit.
Review: Hail, Caesar!
An honorable look back at the olden, golden days of the studio system, when most movies were filmed on backlots and actors had strict contracts with particular companies. It touches upon numerous elements of the era, from manufactured romances between young talents to the rise of Communism in the film industry.
Reader: ‘Hillary Hate’ is overblown and a creation of the media
The media-created and FoxNotNews, Koch-head approved narrative about Hillary has settled into the minds of far too many voters.
